The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-07-10
GAMBLING LEVELS Ar RANKS
A Curieus Group Sees ut the hheepsheea
bay Race Track the Other Day.
From ne Louisvf,e Conrier.JopI


One OF tho most unique groups ever saw
in box st tho front Of the grand stand, and nd
the hSw ta aPp in s 'front.' In
young coIorsd woman and two young young ir nn6
ws u B Rrif Of 's% Tiss Of
u Upon i' Tie races, and had come down TO e
sScspt when AZ Tho w oSaH eS
to pV place HseS MONEY They were ali aHiqt and nn;
obtrusive and for this reason probably ESCAPED
my notice until after tho first race. Ih9h tnil,
powerfully built negro passed nlong the turI
rom the pavilion, and as no won't before the
box h6 looked up at the group and In 2 tone
which was s,i a once politely familiar ana 'nS'
It was o" ono q tho Irish girls Who replied;
And the eoiored woman added, II got there.
'o Thor tones indicated satisfaction, but 1t was
Of the kind In which enthusiasm was repress,ed.
In which long experience had driven ONT excite.
men IL was as clear a. 1hs no. shnG bsttina
They we're TYPICAL Now Workers. IN dress. but
sn sasp Gs nVa' iPrcsaariy The Wont
his way, but during the AFTERNOON frequently
and ensd as r main
His grave taco was, frightened only by the rod
Of his Hrs and the whites Of his Dyes. nnd. when
bSs S1 played s and lost themseives He wore q
narrow trimmed brown derby on the side OF his
fSs be te sd
he carried an umbrella in HIS hand.
have satd that this party g "a 3D. as az
ception. One OF the Irish girls In the front row
shrunk back into her chair and never sa
sadns Rord m h SSe waShc hs
young man who did the placing Of the money,
and when the negro was present she watched 1
racers but she hardly moved from her chair.
and never smiled. Her companions we're no not
80 ehy n s next two hs
opposite the grand stand, and when the starter
dropped Ills flag and Mr.. J. b haggin's Ftre ri
ousy in nV tho kissing and grooming that went
e asa ookaa s esd
horse crossed the line winner they shut their
BEEN sssn eh nH for their
they consulted ar odds
m nna as ess iDa the '
cd At that he Gould get let Of il to against
Belinda one Of August Belmont's horses. The
betting was nearly even on the favorites. The
~ think It had better BE- Belinda" said the
white girl seriously.
one u Boou one' acquiosceo the oo'"Aou
And the young man evidently had a tip on
Belinda for he also favored placing tho money
on her. Such WINS tho result. Whom the start
was made, Bell nda went on good third and
there was much excitement in the party at the
prospect OF getting 37b for every IS they had
wagered. But, lack day before an eighth OF
o mile had been run. Belinda had dropped to
within hailing distance Of the rear Then the
excitement was turned to disappoihtment,
and the young white girl exclaimed: - There's
my Belinda, and she can't get through"
which mixture of feminine and horse
talk meant that Belinda was doing well. but
the horses in front OF her were in the way. and
so prevented her from getting the lead. They
Belinda had done we'll and had it not been
that she did not have time to got ground tho
competitors she might hnvO won. Then some
Thing occurred to the white girl. Hastily she
leaned over the rail Of tho box and looked
down at her feet. shade Of annoyance
crossed her face. and she settled back and
smoothed out her skirts and shook them down.
after which she leaned carefully over again to
see what the effect OF her action had been. Not
all the girls in the grand stand had boon SO
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